Not ideal, yes. If the upper bolt is all the way below then I’d still ride it.
ohwowhowdthathappen on
Yup, if I paid for that work they’d be buying me a new fork.
drakewithdyslexia on
Nope.
Yanger316 on
Just make sure the top clamping bolt is above the cut
Axolotl451 on
Integrated cable headsets suck and are hard to cut. As long as the top of the steerer is at least at the middle of the upper bolt, it should be fine.
justsomegraphemes on
Idk what the real world implications are, but I’d go off what the manufacturer says as the source of truth. A 5mm difference is a big enough deviation that I would hold the shop accountable.
Signal-Audience9429 on
Not ideal but upper bolt is below the top steerer tube so it is providing clamp load.
v10tendies on
look fine
acsbimmer on
Take one of the small spacers out for now, hopefully that works for you .
Ambitious_Might6650 on
Possibly ok, but not great. While there’s some truth to the rule of thumb that you want the cut above the upper bolt, it’s also possible that the manufacturer intended some of that missing clamp area to be effective. I’d definitely be asking about a new fork
Once they get you a new fork, or however this gets resolved, i wouldn’t go back to that shop. A very disappointing lack of attention to detail
Background-Bison6847 on
I wouldn’t think it’s cause for concern no.
psyconaughty on
The top cap usually protrudes down which means you have to cut kinda it short for clearance.They left you enough room to adjust down a little from your fit position.
Depending of your exact genre of pedaling.they may have assumed the you would maybe adjust down into a more aggressive position.
Sometimes for a new setup.(Especially long distance riders)we would encourage people to live with spacers on top the stem until they were absolutely certain.
This aerodynamic internal cable setups are a motherfucker to deal with
em3yahoo on
No question they owe u a new fork, assuming u were fit by the shop OR u specifically told them the spacers u needed under stem. The top of ur expander plug should b no more than 2mm below top edge of ur stem….full stop
KnifeSteakSwag on
Maybe they cut it after forgetting one of the 5mm spacers when measuring?
Also, realistically you’ll be fine with slightly too big of a gap there, so long as you can get adequate threads from the top stem cap into the expansion plug/star nut.
ShapeRoyal2722 on
Tension headset and torque stem to spec. If the stem grips the steerer it’s all good. Arbitrary measurements are nonsense.
jasonpmcelroy on
I know this doesn’t answer your question but things like this are the reason I don’t let anyone else touch my bikes but me.
PM_ME_YOUR_KOMS on
Is it maybe a hair short? Sure.
I’d ride this 7 days a week.
Swolie7 on
Looks like they cut it without accounting for the second spacer
keithcody on
Ditch the top spacer and do some lower back flexibility exercises
addmeonstr4va on
Put the top cap on and forget about it, its fine.
How many catastrophic failures have you heard of because a steerer was cut slightly below manufacturers spec?
D0RKTHRONE-2099 on
I don’t see the steer tube plug for setting headset preload. Did you take it out? The measurement really needs to take the plug height into account. They take up varying amounts of space and that cut may be perfect when the plug is installed. Pics of the plug installed to confirm.
ideal_justin on
I had almost the exact same thing happen on my last build, the LBS cut the steerer maybe 6mm below the top of the stem and I didn’t catch it until I got home. Bringing it back up is one of the most awkward conversations you can have with a shop, but in my case they ordered a new fork under warranty and swapped it without much hassle. Took the bike off my hands for about a week and a half though, which was annoying since it was my only ride. Lesson learned, now I always mark the cut line myself with a paint pen before they touch anything carbon. I’d at least give them a call and see what they say, even if you decide to ride it as is for now.
soontobefatergo on
Road with I bike with more then this for years. No issue
bike_stig on
Take out a spacer
Dura-Ace-Ventura on
It’s fine, the top of the steerer looks to be above the top stem bolt which is all that matters
Low330 on
It’s not right. I would not go back to the shop and I would try your damn best to get a new fork out of them. that being said i would ride it 24/7 w out batting an eye.
uktricky on
I was in a similar position on my bike, ended up taking out a space to “buy” me some steerer tube, which fortunately I’d have done anyway so happier but was concerned when I first saw how low they cut it.
SuccessfulVacation31 on
far too short. They owe you a new fork. No question at all
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Not ideal, yes. If the upper bolt is all the way below then I’d still ride it.
Yup, if I paid for that work they’d be buying me a new fork.
Nope.
Just make sure the top clamping bolt is above the cut
Integrated cable headsets suck and are hard to cut. As long as the top of the steerer is at least at the middle of the upper bolt, it should be fine.
Idk what the real world implications are, but I’d go off what the manufacturer says as the source of truth. A 5mm difference is a big enough deviation that I would hold the shop accountable.
Not ideal but upper bolt is below the top steerer tube so it is providing clamp load.
look fine
Take one of the small spacers out for now, hopefully that works for you .
Possibly ok, but not great. While there’s some truth to the rule of thumb that you want the cut above the upper bolt, it’s also possible that the manufacturer intended some of that missing clamp area to be effective. I’d definitely be asking about a new fork
Once they get you a new fork, or however this gets resolved, i wouldn’t go back to that shop. A very disappointing lack of attention to detail
I wouldn’t think it’s cause for concern no.
The top cap usually protrudes down which means you have to cut kinda it short for clearance.They left you enough room to adjust down a little from your fit position.
Depending of your exact genre of pedaling.they may have assumed the you would maybe adjust down into a more aggressive position.
Sometimes for a new setup.(Especially long distance riders)we would encourage people to live with spacers on top the stem until they were absolutely certain.
This aerodynamic internal cable setups are a motherfucker to deal with
No question they owe u a new fork, assuming u were fit by the shop OR u specifically told them the spacers u needed under stem. The top of ur expander plug should b no more than 2mm below top edge of ur stem….full stop
Maybe they cut it after forgetting one of the 5mm spacers when measuring?
Also, realistically you’ll be fine with slightly too big of a gap there, so long as you can get adequate threads from the top stem cap into the expansion plug/star nut.
Tension headset and torque stem to spec. If the stem grips the steerer it’s all good. Arbitrary measurements are nonsense.
I know this doesn’t answer your question but things like this are the reason I don’t let anyone else touch my bikes but me.
Is it maybe a hair short? Sure.
I’d ride this 7 days a week.
Looks like they cut it without accounting for the second spacer
Ditch the top spacer and do some lower back flexibility exercises
Put the top cap on and forget about it, its fine.
How many catastrophic failures have you heard of because a steerer was cut slightly below manufacturers spec?
I don’t see the steer tube plug for setting headset preload. Did you take it out? The measurement really needs to take the plug height into account. They take up varying amounts of space and that cut may be perfect when the plug is installed. Pics of the plug installed to confirm.
I had almost the exact same thing happen on my last build, the LBS cut the steerer maybe 6mm below the top of the stem and I didn’t catch it until I got home. Bringing it back up is one of the most awkward conversations you can have with a shop, but in my case they ordered a new fork under warranty and swapped it without much hassle. Took the bike off my hands for about a week and a half though, which was annoying since it was my only ride. Lesson learned, now I always mark the cut line myself with a paint pen before they touch anything carbon. I’d at least give them a call and see what they say, even if you decide to ride it as is for now.
Road with I bike with more then this for years. No issue
Take out a spacer
It’s fine, the top of the steerer looks to be above the top stem bolt which is all that matters
It’s not right. I would not go back to the shop and I would try your damn best to get a new fork out of them. that being said i would ride it 24/7 w out batting an eye.
I was in a similar position on my bike, ended up taking out a space to “buy” me some steerer tube, which fortunately I’d have done anyway so happier but was concerned when I first saw how low they cut it.
far too short. They owe you a new fork. No question at all